The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-12
A letter IN a big blue envelope .oas brought
tn to me.

"s1R:-Our client, the late N. L. vincey,
Esq, who died N the 9th instant tn
College, Cambridge, has left behind him q
will, OF which You will please find copy in
closed, and of which we are the executors.
= Yif tais Eill Yen ~ s Till peb5 s : of t4h%s s Y Ms
Vincey's property, now invested in Con-
soils, subject to your acceptance Of the
g ss'p pEsssRs aR 9 lhl hss only azs sGpl lyst 60 1ltscs 4
question in obedience to Mr. vincey'sclear
and precise instructions, both persOnaland
written, and had he not then assured us
that ne had very good reasons for what he
was doing, we are bound to tell you that
ins provision sesm to " Of 60 unusual
call the attention of the Court of Chancery
to them, in order that such steps might be
taken as seemed desirable to ii, either by
c0ntesting the capacity Of the testator or
etherwtse. to safeguard the interest Of the
Infant: AZ It Is, x kfnt1%w y that a. the tsstator
and acumen, and that he has absolutely
no relations living to whom he could have
confided the guardianship of the child, We
do not feel justified in taking this course.
Awaiting such instructions us you please
Infant ssna . nd e lie s pss%sns se " e sss sr5po Of tns
Of the dividends due to you, we remain,
str, faithfully yours,
GEoFFREY & JORDAN"
Az this letter added nothing material to
my knowledge, and certainly raised no
further objection in my mind to undertake
ing the task I had promised my dead friend
to undertake. there was only one course
open to me, namely, to write to Messrs.
Godfrey & Jordan, and express my readi-
ness to enter on the trust, stating that I
4 the lad il ten days time. TSis done, !
proceeded to the authorities Of my college,
and having told them as much Of the story
- I considered desirable, which was not
very much, after considerable difficulty
succeeded in %persuading them to stretch .
point. and, in the event Of my having OBJ
tanned Q Fellowship. which I was pretty
certain I had done. allow me to have tho
child to live with me. Their consent, how.
ever, was only granted ON tho condition
that I vacated my rooms In college and
took lodgings. This I did, and with some
difficulty succeeded In obtaining very good
apartments quite close to the college gates.
The next thing WA to find q nurse. And
on this point I came to . determination. /
would have no woman TO lord IL over mo
and about the child, and steal his affections
from me. The boy was old enough to do
without female assistance, SO l set to work
to hunt up a suitable male attendant.
With some difficulty I succeeded 1 obtain.
ing q most respectable round-facsd young
@an. who had BEEN Q helper IN Q huntine.
etsble, but who said that he was enc o. .
fapily Of seventeen and wall accustomed
to the ways Of children. and profeesedhim.
self quite willing to undertake the charge
Ct Master Lee when he arrived. Then,
having taken the iron bex T. town, and
with my own hands deposited Il q my
banker's. I bought rome books upon the
health and managemlnt 81 children and
rad than, nrst TO myself, and then aloud
e Job.thst was the young mans name